Editorial Top Picks

Cameras

Camera

American Sentry Guard

• ViZionCAM-Rx from American Sentry Guard is now available with 10x optical zoom and 8x digital zoom, along with all the signature "Rx" features.

• Additional features include 540 TV-line resolution, super digital noise reductions, mechanical IR cut filter, outdoor bullet or vandal-proof housing, RS-485 control, an OSD menu, dual voltage and a three-year warranty. Like other cameras in the Rx family, it also has see-in-the-dark capability.

Access Control

Security Management System

Hirsch Electronics

• The Velocity Security Management System from Hirsch Electronics integrates access control and video alarm monitoring while supporting smart card readers and biometric-based systems.

• The system’s role-based access control, database partitioning and split servers help enforce policy-based control.

Digital Video Recorders (DVRs)

DVR Series

Advanced Technology Video

• Advanced Technology Video has announced the introduction of the Falcon FA-DR series DVR.

• The DVR offers advanced, built-in DVD archiving capability in addition to external archiving capability using USB devices. Other features include video motion detection, video obscuration detection, digital zoom and a museum search capability.

• Remote client software with customizable display panes and viewing screen allow up to 64 individual connections for facility management.

Cameras

Color Camera

CNB Technology

• CNB Technology’s S2465NXW is a high-speed, color dome featuring 312x zoom (26x optical/12x digital).

• The PTZ camera uses a ¼-inch Sony ExView CCD and has 128 preset positions with a pan/tilt speed of 360 degrees per second. Other features include auto flip, auto/manual focus designed for sharpness and a privacy masking function.


Cameras

Dome Camera

EverFocus

• The EverFocus EHD525EX is a day/night, vandal-proof dome camera featuring up to 520 TV lines of resolution.

• Using Sony ExView CCD technology, the camera can withstand temperatures from 40 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit and is IP-66 rated.

• The camera’s polycarbonate shell can withstand the impact of a 10-pound sledgehammer.

Miscellaneous

iPod Dock

NuVo Technologies

• NuVo Technolgies’ wireless dock helps to incorporate an iPod into a whole-house audio system.

• Users can listen to an iPod from any zone in and around the home using Grand Concerto control pads. With a transmission radius of 200 feet, the dock can be placed anywhere in the home. The dock also is available in a wired version.

Locks

Lock Cylinders

Videx Inc.

• CyberLock electronic lock cylinders from Videx are designed to install inside mechanical lock hardware and give users access control capabilities.

• The locks eliminate key control problems because the cylinders can’t be picked, and the keys can’t be duplicated. A record of every entry and attempted entry is stored in both the cylinder and key to provide a comprehensive audit report.

Miscellaneous

Multi-Drawer

Shure Manufacturing

• The Shuresafe 670198 multi-drawer from Shure Manufacturing is designed to help administrators in law enforcement, detention and other secure facilities control movement of items and personnel between non-secure and secure environments.

• The drawer is designed with a removable deal tray that will accommodate administrative items such as keys, badges, radios and paperwork. Removing the tray exposes a larger transfer area.

Cameras: PTZ

Speed Domes

Nuvico Inc.

• The MS-Z10N, EasyView mini PTZ speed dome, and SD-Z35N, the SD series PTZ speed dome, are the newest members of NUVICO’s PTZ family. The MS-Z10N is equipped with 10x optical zoom and day/night features.

• With 35x optical zoom, day/night capability, WDR, image stabilization and advanced PTZ mechanism, the speed domes are designed for larger and high-end security applications.

Access Control

Access Control Solution

Quintron

• Quintron's cross-platform and database-independent, modular access control solution, the AccessNsite® version 7, supports commonly installed control panels in the industry manufactured by Mercury Security.
• The software supports the full hardware feature set, including NIST-certified, AES 128-bit encryption between the distributed intelligent controller and the system server.
• AccessNsite is available in Arabic, English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Hebrew and other languages, while allowing single- or dual-language, on-screen display of English and an alternate language to facilitate technical support for multi-national multi-lingual organizations.

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